ROME: Keys to the Ancient City : The Astute Traveler's Guide

by Patty Civalleri

Looking for something deeper than the standard Italian getaway? Discover the first never-out-of-date travel guide that takes you beneath the surface to the real Rome.Love traveling but hate planning the trip? Burning to experience sights and sounds beyond the posters and pamphlets? Boasting two decades of globetrotting with top archaeologists and sixteen years with the Director’s Council of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, Patty Civalleri is an award-winning travel author and lecturer. And now she’s here to share a treasure trove of Rome's enchanting often-overlooked locales, so you can stop people watching from a café and immerse yourself in the bustling local & ancient culture.ROME is the ultimate resource for escaping the ho-hum and deep-diving into the land that birthed stunning art, history, and legends. Using backstories, quotes, fun anecdotes, and skillfully organized (and color-coded) info, Civalleri entertains while connecting the dots to give you those memorable a-ha moments. By delving into this easy-to-use guide, you’ll soon be privy to all the best rooftop roosts for cooling down, know how to relax while dodging the crowds, and get the scoop on the prime spots for jaw-dropping photos.In ROME you’ll Perfectly curated details for seasoned travelers, 50+ and returning visitors looking to go from herd travel to nerd travel- An ancient sports arena under Piazza Navona, Nero’s Golden Palace, and the Mouth of Truth- A huge selection of underground archaeological sites- The SpiniCity Spinner Board that indexes 100+ sites for planning on the fly, so you’re never stuck wondering what to do next- The Emperors & Popes that connect directly to the sites you're visiting- The Renaissance & Baroque artists that will open your eyes and your mind- Tips for rushing less and enjoying more while asking the right questions, hundreds of beautiful images and photographs, and much, much more!ROME is an eye-opening travel guidebook. If you like fully absorbing historic cultures, returning home with more than trivia and trinkets, and taking the complication out of the planning process, then you’ll love Patty Civalleri’s gift of independence.Buy ROME to plan your dream escape today!

Kindle Edition

Published September 20, 2021

About the author

A triple-award winning author, a historian and global archaeology junkie, Patty Civalleri has traveled for 17 years to the deepest corners of our ancient past in search of lost civilizations all over our planet. She has had the privilege of doing so with some of the foremost archaeologists and scientists in the world.

She enjoyed the honor of serving on the Director's Council of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), and on the Board of the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies at California State University in Long Beach (CSULB), and as the 2017 Commodore of the Alamitos Bay Chargers boating club in Long Beach, Ca.

As a writer, photographer, graphic designer, and technology professional, Patty has had the pleasure of building websites, photographing, and marketing for nearly 200 business clients around the country.

Life on the canals of Belmont Shore in Southern California with her husband Roger is one of social, culinary, and sailing delights.

Recent awards:
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Reviews

[Fabes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Book

This book contains a wealth of knowledge. I’ve been investigating Rome for a future trip and thought I knew about a majority of the sites, but boy I was so wrong! There is so much more than the standard popular sites! This book gave me so many ideas of astounding sites that are now a must see on my list. My favorite was how the book showed you how the sites might have actually looked and superimposed them on the sites today. Wonderful book!